The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

I want to map my cutterhead using the main unit, and was using audio for the tests for that purpose so I could make an AB curve but maybe I am getting ahead of myself. I calibrated my meters using playback from the turntable with the ortophon test record (using a dj mixer as trimmer) and am sending ...

Because I wanted to be able to monitor signals exactly as they were passing to 560 cutterhead (and not from a return cut) I had a friend build me a buffered RCA mult. After doing a calibration of the meters from Ortophon test tone, I am able to use that calibration to judge accordingly off the calib...

Ordered another stylus and measurement reticule from Spinnertown : will give another shot when it arrives.

So, after getting my machine rewired because someone in either Fed Ex or Customs decided to cut the wires to the motor, I finally got everything setup and did a lot of reading on basic setup (everything flat, cutterhead traverse square to spindle and travelling across perfectly when hand winding. I ...

First of all, let me preface this by saying DO NOT DO THIS if it is at all possible to send your unit to Souri for a repair. I will not be held accountable for you being misguided, or for outcomes relating to you messing up your motor. I positive that this is a temporary fix, even for my unit, but I...

Fixed & working. For others that might have this issue in the future : if this break occurs there is a very small amount of room to re-attach the 12 gauge cables to the motor (and it is a very large gauge wire to try and solder in a small space) the motor connections heat up much quicker than the wi...

Found the issue. Thanks Spinnertown, appreciate your transparency and guidance in the community and look forward to supporting your business. After tugging around a bit out of confusion, I realized that the mains leading to the motor unit must have gotten broken by a shift in shipping, but the were ...

Hello folks. Little time lurker, new 560 user. Has anyone had issues out of the box with the main unit not powering the motor for the 560? I have green light on the main unit, but the motor switch (& stylus heat light) are unresponsive. Intermediary fuses between main unit and cutterhead are fine. I...

Hello Trolls. Robert Squire here. Long time lurker, first time poster. I am a music producer from Toronto, Canada, I suppose most famously known for releases in the 2000’s on Bully, Ninjatune, Anticon, etc. But more locally known for small community building in many places (I have designed and built...